[HM] MAC energy consumption question

[David Crandon]

This is an age old controversy...

As far as energy consumption goes, it is of course much more economical
to turn the machine off when not in use.

As far as component longevity goes, most experts agree that these days
the on/off cycle doesn't really stress components that much more than
just leaving the machine on. So, again, you might as well turn it off.

That being said, I leave mine on most of the time simply because I don't
like to wait for it to power up if I'm only gonna sit in front of it for
a couple of minutes!

David Crandon

NeptuneMidheaven at aol.com wrote:
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> I have a question I'm hoping you good folks can answer.
> Trying to accomplish two things.  I'm trying to make my 4 year old Bondi blue
> IMAC last and I'm also trying to cut down on energy consumption here.
> Is it better to shut down every night or just stay in sleep mode and (almost)
> never shut down??
> Last year I replaced the AV board and am thinking it might be better to turn
> it off and on (once daily or less) in order to extend the life of this
> (refurbed) part - as well as save $ on the energy bill.  Does it really make
> much of a difference??
> Thanks,
> Val
> 
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